'Scariest flight of life' lands in Hawaii after engine cover blows off

This photo provided by passenger Haley Ebert shows damage to an engine on what the FAA says is a Boeing 777 after parts came off the jetliner during its flight from San Francisco to Honolulu Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (AP Photo)

A United Airlines flight was forced to land in Honolulu after losing part of an engine, it was announced Tuesday.

Flight 1175 left San Francisco bound for Honolulu when it encountered an issue with its number two engine, the airline told German Press Agency in a statement.

Images posted on social media show an engine with the exterior cover missing as the plane approaches Honolulu. Video shows the engine shaking back and forth with pieces of the cover flapping in the wind.